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What mediators make

Median

$75,530

Bottom tenth

$47,220

Top tenth

$155,440

The national median is $75,530 a year, the bottom tenth earn $47,220 or less and the top tenth $155,440 or more, in the 2025 survey. The survey title is Arbitrators, Mediators and Conciliators, so arbitrators, who decide cases rather than help people agree, are counted in the same figure.